On April 6, 1917, President Wilson signed a resolution that officially drew the United States into World War I, a moment described as being "locked forever in the embrace of history." This decisive action marked a significant shift in the war dynamics and the role of the U.S. on the global stage.

Winston Churchill reflected on this pivotal moment in his book, The World Crisis, noting that Wilson's entry into the war was long overdue and could have taken place much earlier, in May 1915. Churchill's perspective underscores the critical nature of the U.S. decision and its implications for the outcome of the war as discussed in Erik Larson's book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.